Origin: This territory, first granted in 1764 under the name Chiswick, originally encompassed Lisbon, Littleton, and Dalton. In 1770, a portion of the grant was renamed Apthorp, after relatives of the Wentworths. At that time, the grantees were bought out by Colonel Moses Little, commander of the 24th Massachusetts Bay Regiment and relative of the Apthorp family. In 1784, the grant was divided into two towns, Littleton, named for the Colonel, and Dalton, which bears the name of the Colonel's great-grandson, Tristram Dalton, a prominent colonial merchant and classmate of Governor John Wentworth at Harvard.

Villages and Place Names: Cushman, Scott

Population, Year of the First Census Taken: 14 residents in 1790

Population Trends: Population change for Dalton totaled 339 over 55 years, from 567 in 1960 to 906 in 2015. The largest decennial percent change was a 58 percent increase between 1970 and 1980, accounting for two-thirds of the total numeric increase. The 2015 Census estimate for Dalton was 906 residents, which ranked 193rd among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns.

Population Density and Land Area, 2015 (US Census Bureau): 32.9 persons per square mile of land area. Dalton contains 27.5 square miles of land area and 0.8 square miles of inland water area.

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